Attacked and Retreated

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Retreated is an antonym for attacked.

Nearby Words: attack, attacker, attacking, attackable

Retreated noun - People who have retreated.

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Attacked is an antonym for retreated.

Nearby Words: retreat, retreating

It attacked because the unit had never before retreated and it determined that for it to do so would be dishonorable.

Source: Literature / Bolo
We Were Soldiers: Colonel Moore's Airborne Cav battalion is ordered into LZ X-Ray to find an NVA force that attacked another base and then retreated.

Source: Trap Is the Only Option
Luckily, the Japanese didn't know where Halsey's fleet was either and when the tiny US destroyer force attacked the huge Japanese fleet, the Japanese assumed they must be backed by the whole US fleet and retreated.

Source: Poor Communication Kills / Real Life

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